Configuring EJB Client Authentication using SASL DIGEST-MD5 and EXTERNAL mechanisms with Legacy Security in JBoss EAP 7.2

Issue

The DIGEST-MD5 mechanism does not work in legacy security to EJB client authentication. Is it still possible to use it in EAP 7.2.z?

<subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:remoting:4.0">
            <http-connector name="http-remoting-connector" connector-ref="https" security-realm="ApplicationRealm">
                <sasl>
                    <include-mechanisms value="DIGEST-MD5"/>
                    <qop value="auth"/>
                    <strength value="medium"/>
                    <server-auth value="false"/>
                    <reuse-session value="false"/>
                    <policy>
                        <forward-secrecy value="true"/>
                        <no-active value="false"/>
                        <no-anonymous value="false"/>
                        <no-dictionary value="true"/>
                        <no-plain-text value="false"/>
                        <pass-credentials value="true"/>
                    </policy>
                </sasl>
            </http-connector>
        </subsystem>